From a normal school of teachers in 1891 to joining the University of North Carolina system in 1971, ECSU is a place where the smartest minds from all over the country come together to discover, learn and cultivate the foundations of their future.

In ECSU's ten academic departments, we are educating some of the world's most brilliant minds. Our students are exposed to innovative research opportunities that extend their learning beyond textbooks and classrooms.

Life at ECSU provides a range of experiences that are invaluable to your academic and personal growth. Our students come from different places and backgrounds, but together they create a diverse, close-knit community that seeks to create a better world.

NC-MSEN

Mission Statement

The mission of the North Carolina Mathematics and Science Education Network (NC-MSEN)
Pre-College Program is to broaden the pool of students pursuing mathematics and science
based majors and careers. The Pre-College Program actively recruits and prepares students
of average to above average ability in grades 6-12 who may have not been sufficiently
exposed to mathematics and science based courses and careers. The ECSU NC-MSEN Pre-College
Program serves students from six counties in Northeastern North Carolina. Students
participate in exciting activities in Mathematics, Science, and Technology through
the Saturday Academy and a Summer Scholars Program.

The curricula focus is to conduct academic enrichment experiences in problem solving,
mathematics, science, communications, and technology. The Program provides needed
guidance and enrichment activities to help students graduate from high school with
the sufficient skills and interest to pursue a four-year degree in a mathematics or
science based field of study.

The Pre-College Program comprises a range of programs, some offered at the students'
schools and some on the university campus. Programs at the universities are supported
in part by legislative appropriation, and in part by grants from a variety of federal
agencies, private foundations, and other sources.